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Support Your Work With Practice Documents

Practice documents inform and support the practice of diabetes care and education.

Position Statements

ADCES® issues position statements on topics related to diabetes care and education, as well as ADCES' mission and goals. They are developed by a multidisciplinary group of diabetes care and education specialists, are peer-reviewed and are submitted for review and final approval to ADCES' Board of Directors.

Additional Practice Resources

Practice Competencies for the Diabetes Care Team

These competencies provide the knowledge and skills needed for each level of practice and serve as a basis for education, training, development, and performance appraisal of all diabetes care team professionals.

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National Standards for DSMES

This provides guidelines for operating a DSMES program. All programs that are accredited/recognized by ADCES, and the ADA is required to meet these guidelines.

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Systematic Review of DSME

This study demonstrated that the addition of diabetes self-management education (DSME) to usual care improves A1C levels compared with usual care alone.

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